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Parishioners at Koinonia John the Baptist Church on Ortega Avenue in Bridgeport kicked off a holiday fundraising effort Wednesday for a special cause. "We need a new heating system, and it will cost about $100,000," the Rev. Father Adriano Biccheri. "We have every faith that God will provide," he said. The temperature inside the sanctuary Wednesday afternoon was 53.5 degrees. "That's cold - and it's keeping people away during the cold months of winter," said parishioner Lisa Landone. "We want them to come and worship with us all year long - not just when it's warm out," she said.